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[Elliot's just minding his own business, really. Making his way down from the Gryffindor common rooms to the Great Hall. You know, grab some breakfast and then off to...class (it's still weird, this is a school for magic though he has less disbelief now than he did before). He's fiddling with the commuter, about to go telling Leo he better be awake

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[ Leo is quite awake, thanks. Between the two of them Leo has never been the one who is late for class because he oversleeps anyway, even if he's the opposite of a morning person. Besides... the classes here are actually interesting, unlike what they had to learn back at home, so that's even more incentive to wake up early even if he did stay up rather late last night, devouring more textbooks.

He's gotten used to the hordes of ghosts by now, somewhat, so it's not surprising to hear the whinnying in the distance. In retrospect, he's taking this a lot better than he should, considering... well, everything. But it's better this than sitting around and questioning his reality. And--

Ah. That yelling.

It doesn't sound like anything serious, though, so Leo doesn't run to his master's side right away. And when he finally gets to the Great Hall, he goes straight to Elliot's side, never mind that it's the Gryffindor table. ]

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[Elliot sees Leo coming (hard to mistake him, really, even besides the fact he had been scanning the Great Hall for him), so sits at the Gryffindor table. He would've gone to Leo's house table if Leo hadn't made his way over first. Elliot scoots just slightly to the side to leave room for Leo to sit and, as soon as he does,]

So you were here already.

[S-still a bit cranky from being practically run down. And cold. Who knew a few ghosts going through you could make you so cold?]

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[ Leo's response is a huge yawn as he reaches for a goblet of juice. ]

And you were making a commotion already.

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I was not!

[You kind of were, Elliot.]

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What was it?

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A bunch of ghosts.

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Is Elliot scared of ghosts?

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[fkgjl] No!

It's irritating when a bunch of them decide it's a good idea to ride horses down the hall at me!

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Well, you're not hurt, are you?

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...that's not the point.

[Leo's right, though. After a moment, Elliot reaches out now to start picking up some breakfast.]

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Does it feel really bad?

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[Elliot pauses, then continues putting a couple of pieces of toast on his plate.]

It was cold. Really cold.

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I see.

Would you like a blanket?

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No-- I'm fine now.

[Almost, anyway.]

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[ Well it's not like Leo has a blanket handy right now anyway.

He sips his juice, and sneaks a strip of bacon off the nearby plate to munch on. ]

Did you do your homework?

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[Elliot wrinkles his nose, setting down his goblet on the table.]

Of course I did! [It's kind of interesting. Much more so than the homework at Latowidge. Even History of Magic, when he reads the book on his own (the class makes him kind of sleepy). Elliot looks over.] Are you going to do any electives?